Pretty Casual Using Too Faced Chocolate Bar Makeup Tutorial

I have another tasty makeup tutorial using Too Faced Chocolate Bar for you. The inspiration came from the very pretty eyeshadows, Candied Violet and Black Forest Truffle themselves. These two stand out on their own amongst the other brown-toned shadows and my love for the color purple, I knew I would do something with these two.

I didn't see how the colors would turn out exactly at the start so I just let my eyes and hands do the work. I enjoy how the look turned out but didn't expect the purple to look so neutral on me. It's not completely unexpected I suppose..it's a neutral palette afterall. Fortunately, the ever lovely purple is still visible. It's pretty and casual so I've named this look as such, Pretty Casual. Pun intended.

Palette Needed for the look.

- Too Faced Chocolate Bar 

 Refer to this photo if you're not sure which part of the eye I'm referring to.

Step 1 - After primer, apply White Chocolate to lids and brow bone using any preferred eyeshadow brush. (I recommend a brush that's dedicated to light eyeshadows).

Step 2 - Using the same brush as above, apply 1-2 layers of Salted Caramel (matte neutral rose) to both lids from lashline to center.

Step 3 - Using a different eyeshadow brush than the one from above, dab some Candied Violet (purple shadow on the second row in the pic above) and overlay it ontop of Salted Caramel. Leave a little bit of Salted Caramel (area right across the center of the lids) uncovered. We are going to blend into the crease later.

Step 4 - Use a smudge brush to dab Black Forest Truffle (sparkly plum purple on top row in pic above) then line your lashline.

Step 5 - Using the same brush and Black Forest Truffle, work towards your outer v and wing out the shadow a little bit.

 

 

Step 6 - Use a crease brush to blend Black Forest Truffle working upwards and outwards into crease. Blend color into crease. The Salted Caramel we've left untouched from Step 3 should still be visible after blending. There should be a smooth blend of Candied Violet, Salted Caramel and some Black Forest Truffle in the crease.

Step 7 - With a medium flat eyeshadow brush, add Champagne Truffle to the center of your lid and blend out with a fluffy brush (or crease brush). This will give the look additional texture as light is reflected off the sparkles.

I winged out my eyeliner a bit more than usual to match the wing I've created in Step 5 using Black Forest Truffle. Moderate wing-outs are great to give your look an instant-zing. Put some mascara on to finish the look.

The finished look.

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Too Faced Chocolate Bar Review + Tutorials

I am very excited to bring you a review on Too Faced's Chocolate bar, a deliciously-scented, vegan-friendly, paraben-free, sulfate and phlatlates-free neutral palette. I've spent some time trying the palette, coming up with makeup tutorials in hopes to bring you not only a review with swatches but also the pros and cons of the product's versatility, packaging, as well as the quality of the eyeshadows.

Chocolate Bar comes in a box with a design that's somewhat similar to that of a chocolate bar wrapping except it's cuter, looks and feels more lux.

Back of the box shows all the eyeshadows included in the collection along with a description to the side explaining how the colors have antioxidant-rich cocoas power in them. Yes, the eye shadows have real chocolate in them and smells like chocolate! Mind you, it's unlikely just the cocoa power gives off such a strong scent so I'm willing to bet there's some chocolate perfume in the mix too.

Not shown in the picture above, the full list of ingredients are listed on the bottom facing side of the box. I've put them at the end of this post for your reference as well.

On the back of the chocolate bar is more of the same as on packaging box.

The casing has a magnetic closure that holds the top down. Strength of the magnet is acceptable but the case will flap open if you accidentally grab the top of your Chocolate Bar to lift it off a surface.

There is a plastic sheet printed with the name of each eyeshadow for a total of 16 inside the case. The names are all so very sweet being inspired by various popular luxurious chocolates and dessert ingredients.

The palette is laid out so that light mattes and shimmers in related tones are grouped together while darker shadows are on the opposite ends. Then you have shadows that don't fit neatly into the categories placed in the middle like Strawberry Bon Bon.

Eyeshadows from left to right. No primer used here. Enlarge photo with eyeshadow names printed on plastic sheet above to see how colors look on the palette compared to swatches.

White Chocolate - A light cream color that barely stands out on my skin but works perfectly as a neutral base for brown and gold-toned colors. The swatch does look a bit chalky but the product is actually pretty creamy and goes on smoothly.

Strawberry Bon Bon -A light pink color that stands out a tad more than White Chocolate and works well as a neutral base for colors with a red or purple tone. I've used this as a blush too - a pretty light pink. Again, swatch looks chalky but product is creamy and goes on smoothly.

Champagne - White pink shimmer that's a very flexible color. Use it as a base for a shimmer look, face/brow bone highlighter, layer ontop of blush or add to eyeshadows for an instant cool toned shimmer.  Product is creamy and goes on smoothly.

Mazipan -  Pink gold shimmer color that is absolutely gorgeous. One of my favorites from this collection. Marzipan is very flexible. You can use it as a base for a shimmery eyeshadow look, as a face/brow bone highlighter, as a cheek highlighter where you lightly apply a layer ontop of your blush for an extra sumthin' sumthin' OR layer ontop of eyeshadows for an instant warm tone shimmer. Product is very creamy - careful with dabbing too much of it. Goes on smoothly.

Creme Brulee - Yay,  quintessential shimmery gold comes with the collection! This color is flattering on all skin tones and can add a lot of pazazz to any look when used well. I only worked with this specific shimmer once. It's similar to my Lise Waltier Couleur Folle d'Or which I've made a tutorial for here but the product is very creamy and goes on smooth. It isn't as pigmentated as it looks in the palette (evident in the photo above) but nothing a few extra layers of the product can't fix. You can make your lids look like they're made of gold if you need to!

Hazelnut - Red brown shimmer color that is very similar to Haute Chocolate. It has a nice warm earthy tone that pairs well with other red-browns. Product is creamy, pigmentated and goes on smoothly.

Haute Chocolate - Brown shimmer color that is similar to Hazelnut. It has a pretty warm earthy tone that pairs well with anything on the palette. Product is creamy, pigmentated and goes on smoothly.

Amaretto - Burgundy shimmer color that looks unique on the palette but doesn't stand out very much when paired with some other colors from the collection. Part of the problem is pigmentation. It's the second least pigmentated from the collection. I'll need to use it a few more times. I hope to create a nice burgundy look from it. Product is not as creamy as others, a bit chalky so needs some extra layers and more blendig.

 

Eyeshadows from left to right. No primer used here. Enlarge photo with eyeshadow names printed on plastic sheet above to see how colors look on the palette compared to swatches.

Gilded Ganache - Glittery dark mauve color that looks more green on palette than when swatched. I haven't used it as much as I want to but looks like it would pair nicely with Milk Chocolate and Triple Fudge for a gorgeous smoky eye. Product is creamy, decently smooth for a glitter but isn't as pigmented as it looks.

Black Forest Truffle - Glittery dark purple that looks way more dazzling on the palette than when swatched. On the swatch, it looks like Cherry Cordial but with gold glitters. Product is creamy, decently smooth and pigmentated for a glitter.

Candied Violet - Glittery violet that swatches true to how it looks on the palette. It is one of the less pigmented colors and I need several layers of the product in order to bring out the purple and once I blend any color into it, it gets diluted very easily. Product is creamy, goes on OK but needs a bit more blending than others.

Cherry Cordial - Satin burgundy color that swatches red brown on me. I am disappointed with this color because it's not very pigmented. Cherry Cordial is featured in one of the three tutorials that came with Chocolate Bar. When I ran with that tutorial, the color was completely lost after I added Creme Brulee. It is still useable for accenting or maybe even as a base, however it is the weakest color in this collection in terms of texture and pigmentation.

Triple Fudge - Dark matte brown. I love a good dark brown and this one swatches so beautifully too. It's another quintessential color to any makeup kit. It can be used to replace a matte black for a warm neutral-based look any day. Product is creamy, smooth and very pigmented. One of my favorites.

Semi-Sweet - Medium matte brown that swatches more red brown. A solid mid-tone brown that compliments any look. Product is creamy, goes on smoothly and pigmented.

Milk Chocolate - Light medium matte brown that is a good base for this neutral palette. Product is creamy, goes on smoothly and pigmented.

Salted Caramel - Light matte red brown and my favorite from the collection. It isn't as versatile as it's neighbor Marizpan but it is my perfect neutral-toned blush. I don't care what your skin tone is but if you haven't used this on your cheek, try it next time! Think brown antique rose - it'll go well with both intense and light looks for contrasting or balancing combinations.

Overall, there's a solid selection of brown-toned colors in mattes, shimmers and glitters. Most shadows are creamy, pigmented and goes on smoothly except for the ones with obvious red tones like Amaretto and Cheery Cordial. Thankfully, there are more favorites and good colors combined than there are letdowns.

Fair to medium light skin tones are favored for best results. Some colors will look gorgeous on tan to dark skin tones but you may find the trio, Hazelnut, Haute Chocolate and Amaratto as well as light brown mattes to be monotonous on you. I find that it does on me and I'm a medium light..maybe it's the yellow pigmentation.

I went on and on about the eyeshadows individually so by now you must be wondering how do they actually look paired and blended together. I have some looks to show you.

 Caramel Smoky Eyes. Full tutorial here.

 

Dark Plum. Full tutorial here.

I've created more looks with the palette but only got a chance to turn two into tutorials. A third is on it's way so keep checking this space or the tutorial page.

I am happy with both of the looks I've created but in the process found that there will only be so many distinct neutral looks derived from the palette. As I first said in my Dark Plum tutorial, the palette has a range of colors from light brown to dark brown, red-browns, gold and one-offs like Strawberry Bon Bon and Candied Violet. When you work multiple colors into a look, you're going to run into similar color tones. This is both the strength and weakness of the palette. You won't run out of combinations and ways to put together neutrals but the variations of very distinct looks are going to be limited. 

Again, Hazelnut, Haute Chocolate, Amaretto are difficult to tell apart once blended into a look. I only really need Haute Chocolate out of the three. And between Milk chocolate and Semi-Sweet , I would choose Milk Chocolate.

Having said all of that, you can't really screw up badly with any of these guys though. When in doubt, blend it out.  True story. Too Faced Chocolate Bar is a very solid palette for beginners where some shadows doubles as blushes. Makeup junkies without too many similar shades in their own collection will enjoy the palette too. If anything, it'll be a strong addition to their current collections cause the colors are very blendable and easy to match pair with. Then there are the rockstar bonuses of the product being vegan-friendly, paraben-free, sulfate-free and phalates-free.

Finally, palettes offered by Too Faced are always great value. They have a limited selection of single and duo eyeshadows available that range from $15.10 USD to $18 USD each. Although the single shadows are double in quantity compared to Chocolate Bar's shadows, you are still saving a lot. Not to mention, you can't buy these colors individually anyways. The $18 fulled sized pots are 0.06oz and Chocolate Bar's are 0.03oz which comes to $18/2 = $9 or maybe $7 without fancy individual packaging. $7 x 14 0.03oz shadows = $98. This doesn't include the 0.10oz White Chocolate and Champagne Truffle. The palette retails for $49USD meaning you save $49. It is as sweeeeeeet as it sounds.

This is a fun palette with a few pleasant surprises. If you have tan to dark skin-tone, be sure to try the palette out at the store before buying as the palette is targeted for lighter gals.

Retails for $49USD
Where to buy: Too Faced locally or online and most major makeup retailers. Too Faced online is currently sold out. (02/24/2014)

Ingredients

Cherry Cordial, Crème Brulee, Hazelnut, Milk Chocolate, Triple Fudge, White Chocolate Talc, Mica, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Zinc Stearate, Sodium Saccharin, Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Phenoxyethanol, Polyethylene, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Silica, Sorbic Acid, Vanillin, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Fruit Powder, Boron Nitride. May Contain/Peut Contenir/(+/-): Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Copper Powder (CI 77400), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Bronze Powder (CI 77400), Manganese Violet (CI 77742). Amaretto, Black Forest Truffle, Champagne Truffle, Haute Chocolate, Salted Caramel, Semi-Sweet, Strawberry Bon Bon Talc, Mica, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Zinc Stearate, Sodium Saccharin, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Polyethylene, Sorbic Acid, Vanillin, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Fruit Powder, Tin Oxide, Boron Nitride, Carmine (CI 75470). May Contain/Peut Contenir/(+/-): Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Copper Powder (CI 77400), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163), Yellow 5 Lake (CI 19140) Aluminum Powder (CI 77000). Candied Violet, Gilded Ganache, Marzipan Mica, Calcium Aluminum Borosilicate, Calcium Sodium Borosilicate, Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Talc, Zinc Stearate, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Sodium Saccharin, Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Silica, Boron Nitride, Phenoxyethanol, Sodium Dehydroacetate, Polyethylene, Sorbic Acid, Vanillin, Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Fruit Powder, Tin Oxide , Carmine (CI 75470). May Contain/Peut Contenir/(+/-): Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Manganese Violet (CI 77742), Ferric Ferrocyanide (CI 77510), Bronze Powder (CI 77400).

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Dark Plum Using Too Faced Chocolate Bar Makeup Tutorial

I got another makeup tutorial look using Too Faced Chocolate Bar for you. These looks are so fun to make as I do very little planning ahead of time. I drum these looks either the night before or 5-10 minutes before I put on makeup. For this particular look, I only had one specific goal which was to use all the colors that are visibly more purple/red in the palette and my Dark Plum neutral look resulted. :)

Eyeshadows used for this look:

- Too Faced Chocolate Bar
- MAC Charcoal Eyeshadow

 Step 1

After primer, apply Strawberry Bon Bon (light matte pink) all over lids including just under your brow bone.

Step 2

Using a different eyeshadow brush from Step 2, apply Cherry Cordial from lashline to center of your lids.

Step 3

Overlay some Amaretto (dark shimmery plum) ontop of Cherry Cordial from lashline to center of the lids.

Step 4

Use your favorite outer v forming brush and work Black Forest Truffle (dark glittery purple) onto your lids. For me it's either my trusty small dome-shaped soft brush or my smudge brush. I used the soft dome-shaped brush here. Work halfway from your lashline all the way into the corners of your outer v and all the way to about the middle of your crease.

Step 5

Run your crease brush across your crease until your top outer v is nicely blended with Cherry Cordial, Amaretto, and of course Black Forest Truffle.

Step 6

Using a regular eyeshadow brush, lightly dab some Marzipan (shimmery pink gold) onto the upper parts of your lid (avoid lashline and center of lids). The look was turning to be a little monotone from afar so I wanted to bring some more light to the eye using pretty Marzipan. Instantly, it made the look from kinda meh to sexy!

Tip: Mazipan is very soft and you get a lot on your brush by even dabbing it lightly onto the palette. Start with light touches and layer the product on as needed.

Step 7

Draw a medium-thickness eyeliner using gel or liquid onto your lashline and extend the line just a little bit past the corners of your eyes like you see above.

Step 8

I was going out with this look and wanted it to be a tad darker on the outer corners of my eye so I dabbed some MAC Carbon starting from my lower lashline and blending it into the inner part of my outer v area. I only applied a little bit of this because I wanted the overall look to be purply red-brown tone.

Step 9

Once again with my trusty smudge brush, I lined Cherry Cordial to about halfway on my lower lashline.

Throw on your favorite mascara and the look is complete.

So far, so fun with Too Faced Chocolate Bar. For the next look, I'll try one of the tutorials that came with the palette.

If you've missed it, you can find my first Too Faced Chocolate Bar look here. You will notice that the looks are somewhat similar and I have to admit, part of that is my camera. It's a decent point-and-shoot but it doesn't capture nearly all the color information we can see with our human eyes. That bums me out a bit. I am hoping to upgrade soon. The other part of the similarity comes from the palette itself. The palette has neutral colors in the range from light brown to dark brown, red-browns, gold and one-off colors like Strawberry Bon Bon and Candied Violet. When you work multiple colors into a look, you're going to run into similar color tones. This is both the strength and weakness of the palette. You won't run out of combinations and ways to put together the neutrals but the variations of very distinct looks are going to be limited if that makes sense.

Anyhow, I digress. Full review on the Choco Bar to follow so we'll talk about that there. In the meantime, enjoy Dark Plum! 

[Updated 02/26/2014] Too Faced Chocolate Bar In-Depth Review

Here's a full list of the makeup that I used:

1. Too Faced Primed and Poreless Face Skin Smoothing Primer - review here

2. Too Faced Shadow Insurance Anti-Crease Eye Shadow Primer - review here

3.Covermark Essence Foundation in BN20 mixed with;

4.Mary Kay Medium-Coverage Foundation

5. Graftobian Hi-Def Glamour Creme in soft orange

6. Stila Convertible Color in Fusia

7. Shu Uemura Glow On Blush in M Pink 30

8.Too Faced Chocolate Bar for eyeshadows and MAC Charcoal

9. Heroine Make Kiss Me Smooth liquid Eyeliner

10. Lancome's famous Hypnose Drama Mascara - review here

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Coastal Scents Northern Lights Inspired Eyeshadow Makeup Tutorial

I've got another eyeshadow makeup tutorial for you! This one is inspired by the beautiful northern lights which has an endless combination of colors and shades. I didn't take the exact shades from a specific northern lights photo but interestingly, I searched the web after I finished the tutorial and found an image that had similar colors to what I did.

The northern lights as seen from the UK photographed by Jim Henderson. Photo taken from The Telegraph. See their post here.

Palettes I've used for this tutorial

- Coastal Scents 88 Original

- Coastal Scents 88 Ultra Shimmer 

 Refer back to this photo whenever you're unsure which part of the eye I am referring to.

Step 1

After Too Faced Shadow Insurance eye primer, I used Shu Uemura's Glow P Blush in Peach P all over lids. Once the prep is complete, apply a medium blue eyeshadow on your inner lids only from 88 Original Palette.

Step 2

Using the same flat brush, dab into a bright pink shadow (88 Original) and apply to only center of the lids. Feel free to add a few layers of the pink if 2-3 layers is not bright enough against your skin.

Step 3

Dab the flat brush in a dark purple (88 Original) and layer the shadow onto the outer corners of the eye. You should be following the natural curve of your eyelids (similar to a half circle) when you're applying the color.

Step 4

Once you're done with step 3, you can put aside your 88 Original palette and open up the Ultra Shimmer palette. The fun thing with the Ultra Shimmer palette is the shades are exactly the same as in 88 Original except they are shimmer versions. For this particular look, I used the same shades as I used in steps 1-3 but applied the shimmer versions to intensify and add an irridescent effect to the colors. Here I used that same medium blue, the bright pink, and dark purple to lightly lay over their matte counterparts already on my eyes.

You can think of the previous Steps 1-3 as applying a bright matte base so our shimmer shadows will stand out even more.

 Step 5

Use a different eyeshadow brush and apply a white matte shadow to the brow bone. Feel free to use any brush you'd like. It's just easier to use a clean one that hasn't been dabbed into 6 different colors.

Step 6

Apply some eyeliner. Not my best work in this photo with the eyeliner and doesn't help that these are taken so close up! Apply a kohl liner to your lower waterline and lay some black eyeshadow over it with a smudge brush so that the liner will last longer.

Step 7

Apply your favorite mascara and you are done! The color on your inner and outer corners of your eye are different but subtle. However, anyone who sees you up close in person and paying attention will see those colors are not quite the same and there is a smooth transition from blue to pink then to dark purple.

I absolutely love this look. It's easy to do and very fun especially when you blink and bam those northern light eyes! I hope this tutorial inprised you to do something colorful and fun as I have been inspired by the beauty of the northern lights phenomenon.

Here's a full list of what I used for my makeup:

1. Korres Greek Yoghurt Nourshing Primer

2. Too Faced Shadow Insurance Anti-Crease Eye Shadow Primer - review here

3.Covermark Essence Foundation in BN20 mixed with;

4.Mary Kay Medium-Coverage Foundation

5. Graftobian Hi-Def Glamour Creme in soft orange

6. Stila Convertible Color in Fuchsia

7. Shu Uemura Glow On Blush in M Pink 30

8. Coastal Scents 88 Original Palette

9. Coastal Scents 88 Ultra Shimmer Palette

10. Heroine Make Kiss Me Smooth liquid Eyeliner

11. Tarte Lights, Camera, Flashes Statement Mascara - review here

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